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• Re: Thanksgiving housecleaning schedule, (continued)

  • Re: Thanksgiving housecleaning schedule, alfredo ANDRADE

    Nov 16 21:28

    I should be able to. If anything changes i'll let you know

  • Re: Thanksgiving housecleaning schedule, Robert

    Dec 02 06:39

    We're back from vacation. The check will be on the answering machine, as usual. Robert

• download story, Robert

  Nov 17 07:25

  npr.org

• look for Time Tracking software for Linux, Robert

  Nov 17 07:29

  webwarper.net

• Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, Robert

  Nov 17 11:58

  There was a letter about Ofeibea Quist-Arcton closing "Dakar" statement on Talk of the Nation. Guess we're not the only ones.

• Your order has been shipped!, http : //www . gaiam . rsys1 . com/~gaiam

  Nov 17 12:58

  Title: Shipment Confirmation Email YOUR ORDER HAS SHIPPED Thank you for shopping with us! Robert, Your order is on its way! If any items you ordered don't appear below, it means they're shipping separately. You'll receive a separate notice for those produc...

• Thanksgiving dressing, Robert

  Nov 18 11:03

  I decided to dig up my purple button-up shirt to wear today. This apparently has two flaws: 1) There seems to be a white stain on the lower right front that I hadn't noticed. 2) I bought a tie, but only realized after I got to work that there is no collar ...

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  • RE: Thanksgiving dressing, Robert

    Nov 18 14:05

    Yard sale. Remember all those silk ties? Probably. They didn't have any vegan options. I just had some green beans and wine. They didn't even have bread. I don't know why I bother. I probably won't in the future.

  • RE: Thanksgiving dressing, Robert

    Nov 18 14:23

    I feel that it is hopeless. I posted something to the local vegetarian emailing list warning vegans about these events...

  • RE: Thanksgiving dressing, Robert

    Nov 18 14:59

    Possibly.

  • RE: Thanksgiving dressing, Robert

    Nov 20 13:42

    You mean, for T-day? We got the word from up-on-high re: the re-org. It looks like we're not being moved around nor reorganized in any way (other than top management shuffling).

    • RE: Thanksgiving dressing, Noelle)

      Nov 20 14:00

      Yes. It's one of those table runner things with autumn T-Day theme.

• gift ideas for Gail, Robert

  Nov 19 07:42

  Any preferences? amazon.com amazon.com Hello, robert b. We have recommendations for you. (Not robert b?) Amazon.com Gift Cards E-mail or print now, or mail one in a free greeting card. robert's Amazon.com | Today's Deals | Gifts & Wish Lists | Gift Cards F...

• gift ideas for your dad, Robert

  Nov 19 07:42

  Any preferences? Title: Amazon.com: Your Gift Organizer amazon.com var amznJQ = { _a: [], _s: [], _d: [], _l: [], _o: [], _c: [], _cs: [], addLogical: function() { this._l.push(arguments) }, addStyle: function() { this._s.push(arguments) }, declareAvailabl...

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    • Re: gift ideas for your dad, Robert

      Nov 19 10:14

      This is a book, I assume? And the gift will be from both of us?

• Michael Franti, Robert

  Nov 19 09:08

  They played a Michael Franti video at the gym today.

• chiropractor, Robert

  Nov 19 16:03

  I made an appointment with the chiropractor on N 1st St. On Dec 4, in the morning. (Yes, the same Dec 4 as the company party.) I'm going to make an optometrist appointment to hedge my bets in case I need to buy some glasses to use up my flex spending. (I d...

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    • Re: chiropractor, Robert

      Nov 19 17:41

      Glad it's over. Back to work.

• Fw: Mariani Square Actives (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 19 17:43

• Fw: Sold in Mariani Square (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 19 17:43

• Fw: Please show me this property: 80953694 (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 19 17:44

• Fw: Pending Mariani Square (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 19 17:44

• Re: camera 3 movie, robert

  Nov 20 08:42

  Is Sunday a possibility?

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  • RE: camera 3 movie, robert

    Nov 20 10:49

    OK. Let's plan on that.

    • RE: camera 3 movie, robert

      Nov 23 20:43

      Put Skin on your Netflix queue.

• [SouthBayVeggies] SBVS page on Facebook, http : //www . aol . com/~SaKishler

  Nov 21 12:20

  Hi all, There is now a South Bay Vegetarian Society page on Facebook and I'd like to encourage SBVS members who are Facebook users to become fans there. The URL is _facebook.com (facebook.com 104?ref=ts) , or you could just log on to Facebook and search fo...

• Fw: There's a new Yoga Meetup Group!, Robert

  Nov 21 14:08

  Interested?

• Re: message sent to Sandy and Jane (fwd), robert

  Nov 21 16:02

  Sorry. Guess the Mac OSX Mailer can't handle pasted-in form values.

• 570 N. 7th St. (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 21 16:03

  Hi Robert... I just left you a message on your cell phone. Please call me at 202-3465 when you can so we can talk about the townhome on 7th Street. Sandy is showing property this afternoon. Jane Sandy and Jane Fireside Realty Sandy Sparkman: 408-398-5545 D...

• Fw: Request more information. Property: 80953694 (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 21 16:04

• loan pre-approval, Robert

  Nov 21 17:20

  I put the packet of stuff into my Real Estate hanging folder. I'm going to file away all the supporting doc. We'll have to re-organize it if/when we take out the/a loan.

  • Re: loan pre-approval, Robert

    Nov 23 10:02

    I guess we'll have to reassemble the supporting documentation. Will you be able to get Wednesday morning off?

• optometrist @ 3pm on 12/4, Robert

  Nov 22 09:26

• buy something for Gail, Robert

  Nov 22 12:46

• Re: Fw: 800 N 8th St. #303 (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 22 13:03

  We've seen those. I've rejected those in the past because it is far from light rail, but, really, it is not much farther. We're going to take a look at redfin.com at today's open house. We'd have to take out a loan, but I think it could be within my price ...

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  • Re: Fw: 800 N 8th St. #303 (to Robert), Robert

    Nov 22 14:03

    We looked at the place. It was hard to tell what shape the foundation was in, but, in any case, we felt it was overpriced. I think we're going to go ahead and write up an offer on the Mariani Square place (570 N 7th).

  • Re: Fw: 800 N 8th St. #303 (to Robert), Robert

    Nov 22 14:05

    Well, if we go ahead and write up the bid for the short sale, it would probably be better to suspend listings so we intentionally don't know what we're missing ;-).

• File Downloads for Order #1197588109, http : //www . rifftrax . com/~support

  Nov 22 18:15

  Your order (order# 1197588109) at RiffTrax included file downloads. You may access them with the link(s) below. What do the different formats, NTSC and PAL, mean? PLEASE NOTE: These are temporary links. To download the files again, you'll need to login at ...

• Your RiffTrax Order #1197588109, http : //www . rifftrax . com/~support

  Nov 22 18:15

  RiffTrax We don't make movies, we make them funny! RiffTrax12230 El Camino RealSuite 300San Diego, CA 92130 Thanks for your order, Robert! Want to manage your order online? If you need to check the status of your order, please visit our home page at RiffT...

• call Alliance about sending pre-approval letter to http://profiles.yahoo.com/sandyandjane, Robert

  Nov 22 20:18

• RE: 570 N 7th Street (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 23 12:11

  Did you receive the loan prequalification email from Alliance Credit Union?

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  • RE: 570 N 7th Street (to Robert), Robert

    Nov 23 13:46

    She got the letter. Now we wait.

• Re: FW: HIM Holiday Celebrations, Robert

  Nov 23 13:44

  You going?

  • RE: FW: HIM Holiday Celebrations, Noelle)

    Nov 23 14:01

    Probably. Unless they fire me first.

• Re: New comment on ""The debate over higher education [is] an ideological debate over the nature of higher education."" (fwd), robert

  Nov 23 18:09

  America is a product-consuming nation.

• Pre-approval, Noelle

  Nov 24 06:57

• put mShutdown and mAbortProcessing checks in while loop, Robert

  Nov 24 07:05

• Re: Thanksgiving menus, Robert

  Nov 24 07:12

  Responses below. I'll just stick with the wine. I'll be needing to assemble some stuff (e.g., mashed potatoes), cook some veggies I'll be bringing, and reheat stuff. I'll be bringing my usual pre-made Tom Tofu and gravy ingredients (to be made there). Exce...

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    • Re: Reply from Gail re: Gifts, Robert

      Nov 24 10:33

      I'm going old skool and have attached the list. OK. OK. Give us the details when we get down there. Again, give us the details when we get down there. I know how you feel. It's the way of the world. Well, if you could provide a distinct set of wishes from...

• RE: Pre-approval (fwd), Noelle

  Nov 24 18:19

• mail hold, Robert

  Nov 24 18:48

  Did we get the mail today?

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    • Re: mail hold, Robert

      Nov 25 07:31

      Dammit. I'm gunna have to go to the Post Office, then.

      • Re: mail hold, Robert

        Nov 25 14:39

        We got the mail again today. Hope this morning's phone call to USPS has an impact.

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  • RE: mail hold, Robert

    Nov 25 15:11

    Yes. I called him. Apparently, one of their cars is OOS. The blue one is working and will be the one parked in the driveway. Also, he told me that he's going to "Zappa Does Zappa" in Santa Cruz next Tuesday. Wish I knew Zappa a little better, but, in any ...

• Appreciative of yous, Bhavani

  Nov 25 07:14

  Enjoy your Thanksgiving !!! I cannot take credit for writng this, but liked it and wanted to share... The Clan or Paw & Maw Robert & Noelle- In the midst of the usual pressures and anxieties of the Thanksgiving holiday it's all too easy to forget that this...

• get rid of port 5900 forwarding, Robert

  Nov 25 07:37

• Re: FW: Coding Audit, Robert

  Nov 25 10:22

  Doesn't seem like they're in a mood to fire you, huh?

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  • RE: FW: Coding Audit, Robert

    Nov 25 10:35

    I guess they don't care what she thinks. I'll email 'em.

• RE: RE: Offer to Purchase 570 N 7th Street (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 25 12:08

  I'll try. I'll also try Cereza Place.

• Re: Toyota replacing some 4M gas pedals that could jam - Yahoo! News, Robert

  Nov 25 14:33

  I dunno. It's very confusing.

• Re: showings for Mariani Square (to Robert), Robert

  Nov 25 14:37

  Good. OK. Right, will do. You, too! BTW, FWIW, we are getting loan pre-approval. We submitted the documentation this morning. It may help for future residences. Maybe.

• new GFE & TIL (fwd), Noelle

  Nov 25 17:24

• FW: Fax received from 408 287 0819 (fwd), Noelle

  Nov 25 17:24

• decrease firefox footprint, Robert

  Nov 25 19:16

  browser.cache.memory.capacity=2048 image.cache.size=32768 media.cache_size=2048 browser.cache.disk.capacity=-1

• belated happy b-day, Robert

  Nov 28 05:34

  We tried calling yesterday. You were busy.

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    • RE: belated happy b-day, Robert

      Nov 30 06:54

      Do you have our cell phone number?

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      • RE: belated happy b-day, Robert

        Nov 30 07:06

        Here are our numbers: voicemail: my-Oakland-voicemail-number cell: our-Oakland-cell-phone-number home: our-San-Jose-phone-number Generally, during holidays and weekends and when we're on vacation, the cell is the best way to reach us. During evenings, the ...

      • RE: belated happy b-day, Flora

        Nov 30 07:10

        Good. Thank you for the numbers and info.

• pressure cooker, Robert

  Nov 28 15:51

  We should give our old pressure cooker to Flora since it's probably better for them, anyway -- it's more family-sized.

• the thing at the beach with your dad, Robert

  Nov 28 16:00

  Seeing this flickr.com reminded me of the thing you were talking about at the beach in Santa Barbara. Are we gunna do that?

• hi from SB, Noelle

  Nov 29 07:25

  Robert called Flora's on her birthday.R: Hello, Tim?Nick(?): No.R: Is Flora there?N(?):I'll get herthen he comes backNo, she's busyR:Could you tell that her brother Robert called?N: OK.R: OK bye.N: bye.(hang up)Robert said it was an awkward & brief conver...

• telephone call & a book, Bhavani

  Nov 29 11:41

  That was one 'weird' phone call to wish Flora a Happy Birthday!! ...funny, but not funny... Wall-to-Wall Remove Bhavani

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  • Re: telephone call & a book, Bhavani

    Dec 02 05:58

    I guess she was okay (not too shaken) with the trial news. I mentioned I knew what transpired before what you sent I said, perhaps you don't want me to tell you...she answered NO! She said she had the best day in her life- in a long time- the day before Th...

• Re: Noelle's B-day, Robert

  Dec 01 16:34

  That's probably OK. She's here at home with me.

• Re: Please show me this property: 80954068, Robert

  Dec 01 19:47

• Re: Fw: by Gail re: Virus Warning, Robert

  Dec 02 13:00

  According to Snopes, it is unknown whether it is true, but in any case, the virus is so old (2004) that it will be caught by most anti-virus software (which you have). I agree with Michael Moore that it's a generally bad decision. Noelle is sorting throug...

  • RE: Fw: by Gail re: Virus Warning, Noelle)

    Dec 02 13:08

    We also went to Guadalupe Beach and had lunch 7 it was nice. Sycamore Mineral Springs was REALLY nice. We had a suite & the restaurant was good too. We had lunch yesterday at Hunt Cellars on Hwy 46.

• install Rox on ubuntu, Robert

  Dec 03 08:27

  to go with Fluxbox

• old pressure cooker, Robert

  Dec 03 08:29

  Flora, would you be interested in our old pressure cooker? It's a Magefesa, but we've recently downsized to a smaller one. I think it's 8 quarts. I originally bought it because I wanted to do canning (while in Boston), but I never did canning and it's just...

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  • RE: old pressure cooker, Robert

    Dec 03 09:09

    Good idea.

  • Re: FW: old pressure cooker, Robert

    Dec 09 11:15

    Excellent. I hope it meets its expectations.

• Re: [SouthBayVeggies] vegan Singapore Curry Laksa Noodle soup #104, Robert

  Dec 03 08:32

  Sounds like an awful lot of trouble to just get something made vegan!

• YASS (yet another short sale), Robert

  Dec 03 09:09

  redfin.com

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    • Re: YASS (yet another short sale), Robert

      Dec 03 20:37

      I have no idea.

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  • RE: YASS (yet another short sale), Robert

    Dec 03 16:18

    Look for it in advisormls and ask Sandy.

• follow up with changing Macrosoftcompanystore e-mail address, Robert

  Dec 03 20:34

• Fw: Please show me this property: 80955691 (to Robert & Noelle), Robert

  Dec 04 07:13

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  • Re: Fw: Please show me this property: 80955691 (to Robert & Noelle), Robert

    Dec 13 16:21

    We saw the other unit and it is identical. We weren't interested in the other and so are not interested in this one, either. Thanks.

• download phone numbers to Nokia tablet, Robert

  Dec 04 08:06

• Re: recent traffic?, Kevin Swope

  Dec 04 11:27

• Re: Fwd:Cooper-Garrod Holiday Happiness,

  Dec 04 21:08

  If we go, let's not stay long.

• Re: FW: Dept Meeting, Robert

  Dec 04 21:09

  An unexpected surprise, I suppose.

• Re: Sonic.net Invoice: Due 2009-12-10 (credit card billing failure), Robert

  Dec 05 09:08

  I dealt with this, BTW. Also, I pumped up the monthly payment.

• Fw: [diningout-698] New Meetup: Lunch At Sakoon On Sunday Dec 13 at 12:00, Robert

  Dec 05 09:14

  Would you wanna go here again?

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    • Re: Fw: [diningout-698] New Meetup: Lunch At Sakoon On Sunday Dec 13 at 12:00, Robert

      Dec 05 11:59

      OK, I'll RSVP.

• Re: something's coming in the mail! (fwd), Noelle

  Dec 05 14:00

• download forum, Robert

  Dec 06 09:01

  kqed.org

• USPS - Hold Mail - Create Confirmation - Printer Friendly - Shiretoko, http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert

  Dec 06 09:04

  Title: USPS - Hold Mail - Create Confirmation - Printer Friendly usps.comHold Mail ServicePlease print this page for your records.ROBERT, your confirmation number is JRU37114813. You will need this confirmation number to modify this Hold Mail in the future...

• future furniture 4 future house, Noelle

  Dec 06 10:26

  full size bed for 2nd bedroom zero gravity recliner from relax the back store bookshelf 4 kitchen cookbooks

• Re: Free Massage, Holiday Gifts, Jobs, Workshops (fwd), robert

  Dec 06 15:00

  Well, either they're desperate...or you are.

• add more addons to Firefox, Robert

  Dec 06 15:07

  Novell Moonlight Session Keeper

• change browser.cache.disk.capacity in Firefox, Robert

  Dec 08 08:56

• Re: Manchester Leader- Newspaper Birthdate February 16, 1946, Robert

  Dec 08 11:01

  Dare I ask: are there vegan items on the menu?

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  • RE: Manchester Leader- Newspaper Birthdate February 16, 1946, Robert

    Dec 08 14:07

    Just thought I'd ask. Or dare to ask, apparently.

• Re: I think that's it for vegan, buster, Robert

  Dec 08 14:07

  All that and no smoking! Good deal!

• soy is safe, Robert

  Dec 08 16:35

  For women with breast cancer, at least. I guess Judy will be cooking up a lot of tofu dishes now.

• Guest book- Red Arrow, Bhavani

  Dec 09 05:54

  Gov. Richardson sat here... right next to Paul Newman. As we glanced up at the news article that decorated the wall. To our surprise it was from the front page of the Manchester Leader dated my exact birth date! And so we took a photo of the page and plan ...

• telephone call...good...thanks (fwd), Noelle

  Dec 09 06:56

• Re: KPFA Crafts and Music Fair this weekend. See you there! (fwd), robert

  Dec 09 07:51

  You're sending this to me because...?

  • Re: KPFA Crafts and Music Fair this weekend. See you there! (fwd), Noelle

    Dec 09 08:02

    just so you know, not that i want to go.

• some mail not getting through, Robert

  Dec 09 08:10

  Oddly, some sneakemail is not getting through. In particular, my "netflixdvdrental" (no-ip.com) is not getting passed through. Because there is no way to view recent traffic, I cannot tell whether sneakemail received it or not. (I called Netflix and they a...

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  • Re: some mail not getting through, Robert

    Dec 09 15:22

    I got it. I replied. OK. You mean, specifically from Netflix? I don't know. It's possible that my ISP could be eating them. I didn't see anything in my local mail log files with any messages from Netflix that normally work (subject lines like "We Received...

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      • Re: some mail not getting through, Robert

        Dec 09 17:39

        I too suspect Netflix. I still don't get the newsletters I used to receive on a regular basis (despite specifically asking for them). Maybe I'll try a different address for the helluvit.

• Fw: Reminder: Lunch At Sakoon On Sunday Dec 13 at 12:00 is in one week., Robert

  Dec 09 11:16

  Just a reminder.

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  • RE: Reminder: Lunch At Sakoon On Sunday Dec 13 at 12:00 is in one week., Robert

    Dec 09 11:26

    I think I met Kartik once, but I have a terrible memory in general and also for faces.

• Re: testing for bounce, Robert

  Dec 09 15:17

  Yeah, this got through.

• Re: You may stumble..., Robert

  Dec 10 06:58

  Why didn't you just send it as a stumble from stumbleupon.com ?

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  • Re: You may stumble..., Robert

    Dec 10 07:41

    Yeah, I hate that. Thanks for the indirect stumble, then!

• find CACM Oct 04 "Not-Defect: The Mature Discipline of Testing", Robert

  Dec 10 07:03

• project: get more involved with SVLUG, Robert

  Dec 10 07:06

• Re: FW: skull, Robert

  Dec 10 10:33

  We'll see about the $1000...

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  • RE: FW: skull, Robert

    Dec 10 12:25

    Good job at getting complimented!

  • RE: FW: skull, Robert

    Dec 10 13:04

    One hopes that we all mellow with age.

• FW: Associate H1N1 Update (December 10, 2009), Noelle)

  Dec 10 13:18

  ________________________________ From: Don [cox.net] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:54 PM To: Noelle Subject: Re: Associate H1N1 Update (December 10, 2009) The IM shot is more effective for adults than the live attenuated nasal spray and I think it i...

• Dec 18, Robert

  Dec 10 14:43

  Would I have time to go to the chiropractor on the morning of Dec 18?

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  • RE: Dec 18, Robert

    Dec 10 15:29

    OK. I'll see if I can even get that day.

• Re: West Coast Live Decks the Halls (fwd), robert

  Dec 10 19:30

  And? Did you wanna see something in particular?

• Fw: New Meetup: Game night, Robert

  Dec 11 07:48

  Interested?

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  • Fw: New Meetup: Game night, Robert

    Dec 26 09:29

    Have you given more thought whether you wanna go to this or not?

• Re: Conchords, Robert

  Dec 11 12:25

  Well, that's good. More time to see other "important" stuff...

• Re: FW: HCS AUDIT RESULTS, Robert

  Dec 11 12:54

  Told you. The gamblers fallacy...

• Meetup Message from Dan & Anny Berman: Of Potential Interest to You or Someone You May Know, New Meetup Message

  Dec 11 22:51

  Dan & Anny Berman sent you this message from South Bay Vegetarian Dining Out Group on Meetup: -- Hi Robert, Good to see your profile here and hope to have the privilege of meeting you in person soon at one of the group events. We are in the process of orga...

• call VTA about renewing credit card; see lil black appt book, Robert

  Dec 12 21:34

• Re: real estate (fwd), Noelle

  Dec 13 14:35

• Re: Fw: Please show me the properties 80953900 is open today (to Robert & Noelle), Robert

  Dec 13 16:20

  Hi. We saw it and aren't interested.

• bring back-up Stevia home, Robert

  Dec 14 20:48

• Fw: New Meetup: Visit to a museum, Robert

  Dec 15 07:13

  This is already filled up. I'm on the waiting list. Interested?

  • Re: Fw: New Meetup: Visit to a museum, Noelle

    Dec 15 07:20

    OK

• Re: X-mas (fwd), robert

  Dec 15 07:50

  ilfornaio.com says that they'll prepare a special vegetarian pasta upon request for catered events. I wonder if they'll do so for a regular meal?

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    • Re: X-mas (fwd), robert

      Dec 15 09:05

      Well, a lot of places don't need/want veg customers.

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  • RE: X-mas (fwd), robert

    Dec 15 10:24

    OK. Did you tell Heather we'd join her and Elie?

  • RE: X-mas (fwd), robert

    Dec 15 11:50

    OK.

• Re: Plurk Accuses Macrosoft of Code, Design Theft - Reviews by PC Magazine, robert

  Dec 15 15:00

  Interesting. Sounds just like the intermittent wipers film...

• run Cobain as administrator for Full Backup, Robert

  Dec 16 07:47

• copy recipes, Robert

  Dec 16 07:48

• update credit card w/ VTA; see Dec 11 in lil black appt book, Robert

  Dec 16 07:52

• Re: For Wed: The Jury: Disc 2 (fwd), robert

  Dec 16 07:56

  Yeah. Good thing the Roku works and we have lots of podcasts available.

• Fw: Please show me the properties 80957055 (Robert & Noelle), Robert

  Dec 16 16:35

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  • RE: Please show me the properties 80957055 (Robert & Noelle), Robert

    Dec 16 18:06

    Damn. Looks like I'll be home late. Is tomorrow possible for seeing this place? Should we do the food list tonight?

    • RE: Please show me the properties 80957055 (Robert & Noelle), Noelle

      Dec 16 18:32

      yes yes

• Re: Cantor, Robert

  Dec 17 07:33

  FYI.

• in Jan, make sure get paid back for No's Dec dental work, Robert

  Dec 17 07:44

• RE: Announcing "Japanese New Year Bell Ringing Ceremony", Thursday, December 31, 2009 10:30 AM!, Robert

  Dec 17 10:17

  For some reason, I thought it said 10:30pm, not 10:30am. I have to work that day, too. Forget that!

• Re: Please show me the properties 80957055 (to Robert), Robert

  Dec 17 13:34

  Got it. See you tonight.

• Re: FW: There's more dessert :), Robert

  Dec 17 15:03

  More sugar is always good, huh? Yes. Sandy and Jane confirmed via email. At this rate, it looks like I'll be home at 6:15pm.

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  • RE: FW: There's more dessert :), Robert

    Dec 17 15:59

    Sounds good. Wonder if I'll have time to make the baked spag sq for dinner...

• Re: Solstice message, for review, Robert

  Dec 18 07:48

  Thanks.

• try suspend on So_ny laptop, Robert

  Dec 20 16:56

• Re: esalen, Robert

  Dec 20 18:22

  OK. We'll wait. It seems to be a common story of the season.

• Re: More about my poor neighbor :( (fwd), robert

  Dec 21 07:32

  Does this mean one understands death better?

• Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Robert

  Dec 21 07:49

  Happy Winter Solstice! My solstice update is below. -- News Lifestyle Careers Not chained to a desk. This year has seen a lot of late nights, partially due to server problems in the middle of the night or scheduled late night software deployments. There's ...

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    • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Robert

      Dec 22 09:15

      At my work, some groups have adopted Scrum. I guess part of that involves stand-up-only meetings. I frequently seem them in the corner in front of a white board. It's sorta strange. Whatever works, I suppose. (With my last one-on-one meeting with my boss,...

      • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Simon D. Levy

        Dec 22 15:29

        Apparently people who use Scrum call themselves Pigs. I was going to suggest "Scrumbags". As I like to tell my students, technology never solves a problem without creating new problems. We hope that the new problems are smaller than the old, but sometimes...

      • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Robert

        Dec 23 07:41

        I have. It was suggested a few years ago (after getting laid off from Continuum) that I remove it to improve my chances of getting a job (after being unemployed for over 2 years). I am the biggest sell-out now. Nevertheless, trains still use less fuel per...

      • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Simon D. Levy

        Dec 23 10:38

        That does it, I'm not speaking to you any more! I love trains and am all for them. Unfortunately they're priced so high, and run so poorly, that the choice ends up being between flying and driving. I'd be happy to pay more in taxes to help finance a new r...

  • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Jonathan

    Dec 23 11:30

    Hi Robert, Belatedly, Happy Winter Solstice to you too :-) Here are my news is brief, with our story thus far covering my doings and those of my dearest: I continue to work at Ab Initio Software, of Lexington, MA, but spend more time working at home (6 mon...

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  • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Robert

    Dec 22 07:31

    Yeah. We saw her a few months ago with her kid's first birthday party -- with her mom and everything. Not much -- only really what was in my Solstice mess. Cool. We went to Gilman a few months ago. Saw Robert Eggplant's current band. Really? Is it posted ...

  • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Robert

    Dec 22 07:55

    OK. But, I'm still not gunna get an iPhone. More below. Yeah. Or I can just live with the stretched chain, as I've done with every other bike I've ever owned. That's a 30% of the cost of the entire bike. I suppose that's equivalent to replacing the bike e...

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      • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Robert

        Dec 23 08:06

        I call it "utilitarian". Shopping, commuting, etc. But, I never drive to work. We do own a car, 'tho, so we occassionally do use it for shopping. Yeah. My bike definitely does not feel tight or well-tuned. (The front fork is a bit screwed up. I only fell ...

  • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Robert

    Dec 22 07:57

    Damn! That's exciting! Yeah, you too!

  • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, Robert

    Dec 23 08:10

    Would Audacity do it?: . I've used audacity to record sounds and edit the sound. Don't know if grinding is particularly possible with it, 'tho. My hands have been doing pretty well for the past few years. Indeed.

  • Re: Happy 2009 Winter Solstice!, darrel licks

    Dec 27 00:14

    i didn't get invited to that one. guess nobody wants their cruddy old X's around.. check out any recent obomba speech online what i have been doing since 2001 is take P speeches, cut them up and mash it (back then i had never heard of the term "mash upot;...

• call USPS @ 1-800-275-8777 about mail being delivered while on hold, Robert

  Dec 21 08:56

• RE: Got my Secret Santa gift, Noelle)

  Dec 21 09:02

  I got mine too(Robert too) juno.com; no-ip.com;

• download Lenovo software, Robert

  Dec 21 21:29

  ibm.com

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    Dec 21 21:37

    ibm.com

• Fw: [intentionalcomm-186] "It's Complicated" free preview tonight for Silicon Valley cohousing members (where-I-live), Robert

  Dec 22 09:01

  I guess Raines is organizing this for next year. I wonder why he would say "tonight"?

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  • RE: [intentionalcomm-186] "It's Complicated" free preview tonight for Silicon Valley cohousing members (where-I-live), Robert

    Dec 22 13:34

    You mean, Raines got the year wrong? Cool. Yeah, we always use placemats...not!

• set up bitlocker, Robert

  Dec 23 08:18

• RE: To All Recipients - Secret Santa, Robert

  Dec 23 08:58

  It's too bad Flora can't do Skype. Then, we could all see what each other got.

• Life on Mars, Robert

  Dec 24 07:56

  Did you wanna see it?

• scissors, Robert

  Dec 24 10:00

  Where are the scissors in the kitchen?

• download CCCC Software Metrics tool, Robert

  Dec 24 14:39

• mail passwords, Robert

  Dec 24 14:46

  I decided it is too dangerous to store your password in plaintext on your Mac. So, I got rid of the file which contained the passwords. Now, when you start up pine, it will ask for your password twice: once for each of your 2 accounts. Use your usual email...

• Quickcam Messenger on Vista, Noelle

  Dec 25 07:53

  It looks like has some info about getting your webcam working on Vista. Basically, it looks like it involves getting the Win XP driver, extracting its contents, and directly installing from the expanded files. We have a Logitech, but I'm not sure what the ...

  • Re: Quickcam Messenger on Vista, Noelle

    Dec 25 07:58

    BTW, if you get a new one, Robert could use your old webcam.

    • Re: Quickcam Messenger on Vista, Noelle

      Dec 25 07:58

      Robert found out the model of the webcam: Logitech Quickcam Communicate STX. It says that it works with Vista.

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  Dec 25 11:20

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  Dec 25 11:40

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• Anything Goes Favorite Recipe Potluck Dinner and Movie Night - HumVeganity () - Meetup.com - Shiretoko, Robert

  Dec 26 09:29

  Interested? Title: Anything Goes Favorite Recipe Potluck Dinner and Movie Night - HumVeganity () - Meetup.com meetup.com document.body.className += (!document.body.className) ? 'hasJS' : ' hasJS'; HumVeganity Thanks! Hope to see you there. If your plans ch...

• Fw: Announcing "New Year's Excursion to New Vegan Mexican Restaurant", Friday, January 8, 2010 7:00 PM!, Robert

  Dec 26 09:30

  I RSVP'd for the Waiting List of this. There are 10 people on the Waiting List, so it's doubtful that this will be an option...

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    • Re: Fw: Announcing "New Year's Excursion to New Vegan Mexican Restaurant", Friday, January 8, 2010 7:00 PM!, Robert

      Dec 26 12:07

      Well, when was the last time you went to a vegan mexican restaurant?

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      • Re: Fw: Announcing "New Year's Excursion to New Vegan Mexican Restaurant", Friday, January 8, 2010 7:00 PM!, Robert

        Dec 26 14:20

        Exactly. Vegan mexican is hard to come by.